Getting along with IE6 applications in Windows 7

Over the past few months, many users have reported to Microsoft that they still need to continue to provide support for IE6 applications as they deploy Windows 7 and IE8. "Microsoft offers a variety of suggestions, file and application compatibility lists for such users," says Stephen Rose, a senior community director for Windows IT professional clients, who concludes these resources as follows:

Migrate from Windows XP IE6 to Windows 7 IE8: What if you've already deployed or are deploying Windows 7, but you're running a IE6 based Web application? Microsoft will host a technical conference on September 30 to provide a strategy for IE6 to IE8 migration , standards and technical support.

IE8 Application Compatibility List: This document lists which software is compatible with IE8, which software is incompatible with IE8, and is frequently updated, useful to IT pros;

Address application compatibility During migration IE8: Many businesses are still using IE6 Web applications, and if you want to deploy Windows 7, these organizations need a full policy and an executable route to migrate old applications to IE8. This document provides an IT professional with a detailed overview of IE8 compatibility issues, and provides remedial action.

Confinement IE local URL: This video demonstrates how to confine IE6 or just browse to the URL you specify.

Use IE8 to resolve enterprise application compatibility issues.

Use Med-v to virtualize ie: teach you how to use Med-v to virtualize your Web applications when you need to use IE6 or IE7.